Best Amp with Magnepan 3.6's


Greetings - I currently own a pair of Magnepan 3.6's and am looking for any suggestions on an amp that would help me get the volume/sound I am missing.
My current systems is as follows:
Magnepan 3.6's
Rotel 1057 preamp
Rotel 1080 (200x2) amp
NAD 525BEE CD player
JL audio F110 sub
Transparent interconnects, and cables
As you can imagine I am not getting near the volume I would expect out of these 3.6's because of the limited power of my Rotel amp. I have researched different amplifiers and have it narrowed down to 2 (although I'm still open to suggestions). I've been looking into a Bryston 4B SST or a McIntosh MC402.
I would greatly appreciate any input or suggestions you may have. Thanks in advance.
gbowman11

Showing 1 response by jimburger

I have had the following in my system with Maggie 3.6's.

Classe'25. Used with 2 Vandersteen 2WQ subwoofers. Very dynamic but somewhat aggressive on top end. My long time friend. Drove my 3.6 for 5 years and prior to that my 1.6 for 4 years. It is a better match for the 1.6 which has a softer treble presentation.

Bel 1001 MkV. Only 100WPC@4ohms but had ample drive for music. Great bass even without subwoofers. Good mids and highs. Made a positive impression although it was auditioned in my home for only about 4 hours. Interestingly, one MkV was very immediate and dynamic but two MkV's had a more distant perspective similar to that of the Classe'25.

Theta Dreadnaught II. Also used with 2 Vandersteen 2WQ subs. Smooth top end along with a very expressive and expansive mids. Almost tubelike. Great soundstage. No loss of dynamics compared to the Classe or Bel. The best I've heard in my system. Installed 4 months ago.